Jesus is not asking us to do anything for him that he hasn’t already done for us, under conditions of difficulty beyond our comprehension.

Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."

God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.

The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.

Jesus didn't come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.

The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access

Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.

God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give you what you need?

There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.

If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.

In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.

In the center of my being, I am floating with the waves of time in the ocean of light.

Some angels are too good to live their entire lives in this inferno. They come to Earth for only a short time because they have a mission.

Marketing executives like big budgets, as big budgets make it easier to grow the top line.

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

You bring out a lot of your own thoughts and attitudes when acting. I think a great deal of it has to do with the inner you.

Do not wonder why you are blessed with so much, just understand you have so much so you can help other people have as much as you.

For science, God is simply the stream of tendency by which all things seek to fulfill the law of their being.

Why is this so hard?” I whispered. His pulse leaped crazily at my admission. “Everything worth fighting for is hard.

I had been accepted to film school, but my parents couldn't afford it, and yet they made too much money for me to get a scholarship.

Honestly, I don't recommend anyone get into music. If you have something else that you're good at, do that instead. This is a really tough world to live in.